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Background imageHeads Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- foxhunters, Mary in her garden

Nursery Rhymes -- foxhunters, Mary in her garden
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Three foxhunters find a hedgehog (above). Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? (below) early 20th century

Background imageHeads Collection: Head studies of adults and children

Head studies of adults and children. 1920s

Background imageHeads Collection: Pencil sketch of childrens heads

Pencil sketch of childrens heads. 1920s

Background imageHeads Collection: Pencil sketches of a woman and children

Pencil sketches of a woman and children. 1920s

Background imageHeads Collection: Namoan pirates after execution, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Namoan pirates after execution, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Namoan pirates after execution by beheading at Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. 1891

Background imageHeads Collection: Studies of male and female Lion

Studies of male and female Lion Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHeads Collection: Two Little Sleepy Heads by Muriel Dawson

Two Little Sleepy Heads by Muriel Dawson -- two children and a doll make their way to bed. 1934

Background imageHeads Collection: Street parade with people in costume

Street parade with people in costume
A street parade with people in costume, including big heads

Background imageHeads Collection: Four retro band members

Four retro band members

Background imageHeads Collection: Young couple in the park

Young couple in the park
A young couple stand close together in a park, their heads practically touching. She is wearing slingback shoes, he is wearing drainpipe trousers. Date: 1963

Background imageHeads Collection: Southam St (Mayne) 1961

Southam St (Mayne) 1961
Two ladies have a chat on the kerb as a mother heads off with her young child across the street and a stern faced woman walks home with the shopping. Date: 1961

Background imageHeads Collection: Bustle Causes a Stir

Bustle Causes a Stir
Even in 1931, a lady wearing a Victorian bustle could still turn heads in Hyde Park, London, England. Date: late 19th century

Background imageHeads Collection: German Monks 1930S

German Monks 1930S
A time for study and contemplation for two monks in the grounds of the Gorheim Franciscan monastery, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Background imageHeads Collection: Two Japanese Monks

Two Japanese Monks

Background imageHeads Collection: Art students in a sculpture class, Corsham Art School

Art students in a sculpture class, Corsham Art School
Two art students in a sculpture class at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. They are both constructing clay heads on tripods. Date: 1957

Background imageHeads Collection: Street Scene / Nottingham

Street Scene / Nottingham
St Annes - Nottingham. A Grandmother sits on her step in a pinny having a chat, whlie a young girl heads down the street biting her nails Date: 1969

Background imageHeads Collection: Label design for Joe Michls Fifty Little Orphans

Label design for Joe Michls Fifty Little Orphans

Background imageHeads Collection: Serval Heads

Serval Heads
Studies of heads of a serval (Leptailurus serval)

Background imageHeads Collection: By the Roadside - Madhya Pradesh - India

By the Roadside - Madhya Pradesh - India
Men women and children, some carrying wrapped goods on their heads, pose for a picture on the roadside in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHeads Collection: Carrying water from a well, Mandu, India

Carrying water from a well, Mandu, India
Two Indian women carry water from a well on their heads in large pots - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / WESTIE / 1939

FALL / WESTIE / 1939
Three Westie heads all owned by Miss De Berry. Date: 1939

Background imageHeads Collection: Virgins Well, Bethlehem

Virgins Well, Bethlehem
Children water carriers with jars on their heads at the Virgins Well, Bethlehem. Date: early 1930s

Background imageHeads Collection: Whippets by Thomas Fall, 1954

Whippets by Thomas Fall, 1954
The heads of two whippets owned by Whitwell. Seagift Joystock Sharna and Seagift Sophia. 1954

Background imageHeads Collection: Boxer / Puppies in Basket

Boxer / Puppies in Basket
A basket-full of boxer puppies with their adorable wrinkled heads. Date: 1948

Background imageHeads Collection: Boxer / Two Heads / 1953

Boxer / Two Heads / 1953
Two unidentified boxer heads, slightly tilted. Date: 1953

Background imageHeads Collection: BOXER / 3 HEADS / 1937

BOXER / 3 HEADS / 1937
The heads of three boxers belonging to Mrs Sprigge. The one of the left with the cropped ears has been imported, the other two were bred in Britain. Date: 1937

Background imageHeads Collection: Dryden / Die Dame / 21

Dryden / Die Dame / 21
Cover design for Die Dame - two women in fashionable outfits walk along with their heads turned. Date: 1926



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